EP0145092A2 - Verfahren zur Herstellung einer keimfreien Lösung eines Laktose spaltenden Enzyms und deren Verwendung - Google Patents

Verfahren zur Herstellung einer keimfreien Lösung eines Laktose spaltenden Enzyms und deren Verwendung Download PDF

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EP0145092A2
EP0145092A2 EP84201779A EP84201779A EP0145092A2 EP 0145092 A2 EP0145092 A2 EP 0145092A2 EP 84201779 A EP84201779 A EP 84201779A EP 84201779 A EP84201779 A EP 84201779A EP 0145092 A2 EP0145092 A2 EP 0145092A2
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  • This invention relates to a process for the preparation of a germ-free solution of a lactose-splitting enzyme, and to its use in preparing milk and milk products with a reduced lactose content.
  • Lactose (milk sugar) is a disaccharide present in dairy products and more particularly in milk, skimmed milk, cream and other milk products. These products contain lactose in an amount of approximately 4-5%.
  • the non-absorbable lactose is usually broken down in the body into the absorbable monosaccharides glucose and galactose. This break-down is generally brought about by a natural enzyme, named p-galactosidase or lactase, present in the intestinal wall in the human body (and in other mammals).
  • lactose-intolerance which is caused by the total or partial absence from their digestive system of lactase for the break-down of lactose-containing products. Therefore the lactose is either not broken down, or is insufficiently broken down into glucose and galactose which can be absorbed: the non-absorbable lactose then causes intestinal trouble.
  • lactose intolerance has been recognized for many years. Because of its amino acid constitution milk protein has a large food value. Attempts have been made to prepare lactose-poor or lactose-free milk and milk products for sufferers from lactose intolerance by adding lactase to milk and milk products. An extra advantage of the addition of lactase may be that the products treated in this way are sweeter.
  • the germ-poor lactase usually supplied to the dairy processing industry in an aqueous solution to which one or more stabilizing agents, e.g. glycerol, are added, is filtered before use.
  • the filtered enzyme solution is pumped through a sterile filter, injected via a dosing device into a production line of previously sterilized milk and then mixed with the milk. Finally the mixture is divided and packed under aseptic conditions in uniform packs.
  • the sterile filter often blocks.
  • the blockages are mostly due to degradation of proteins and polysaccharides (gums), which may remain in the enzyme solution in spite of the purification.
  • the degradation phenomena generally increase the longer the enzyme is kept prior to use and may be promoted because there may be a considerable period of time between the production of the enzyme by the enzyme manufacturer and its use by the dairy processing industry.
  • Protease present in the lactase may also play a role in the degradation processes.
  • the invention therefore provides a process for the preparation of a germ-free solution of a lactose-splitting enzyme characterized in that a solution of the lactose-splitting enzyme is made germ-free by sterile filtration after the recovery and purification of a solution of lactose-splitting enzyme produced by fermentation, but before the formation of degradation products sufficient to clog the sterile filter.
  • the process according to the invention has the additional advantage that the sterilization of the enzyme solution can be carried out by the enzyme producer himself.
  • the different dairy processing industries each used to subject the enzyme solution supplied to sterile filtration or possibly sterilized it in another way.
  • the enzyme solution can be made germ-free by any known methods which all fall within the scope of the invention.
  • the enzyme solution is made germ-poor before it is subjected to sterile filtration. It is preferred to make the solution germ-poor with a germ reduction filter, for instance SEITZ Supra EKS filter pads. It is preferable to make the solution germ-poor immediately after the aforementioned steps.
  • the solution is also subjected to ultrafiltration to concentrate the enzyme before sterile filtration.
  • the sterile filtration is preferably carried out with one or more membrane filters.
  • a suitable filter is for instance a membrane filter with a pore size of 0.22 pm.
  • the timing of the germ filtration of the enzyme solution is not critical but should be chosen so that no considerable amount of degradation products has yet been formed to cause clogging of the filter. It is therefore recommended to carry out the germ filtration shortly after the recovery and purification.
  • the germ filtration is carried out within 14 days and more preferably within 5 days of the recovery and purification.
  • solvents or other additives may be added, for example to bring the enzyme activity to the desired level and to further stabilize the enzyme.
  • Suitable solvents are, for example, sorbitol and glycerol.
  • Suitable additives, which stabilize the enzyme are, for example, hydrolysed lactose, glucose, mannitol and salt buffers.
  • additives may be added to sweeten further the milk and milk products.
  • Such additive is, for example, invertase, which may be added to or is already present in the enzyme solution.
  • the addition is carried out after the sterilization, the added compounds being of course previously sterilized.
  • a preferred solvent, which at the same time contributes to the stabilization of the enzyme is glycerol.
  • the final glycerol-water ratio is not critical but is preferably between 1:9 and 4:1 by volume, and particularly between 1:3 and 1:1.
  • an aqueous fermentation product containing lactase is subjected to autolysis and subsequently filtered, preferably with filter aids. If necessary, the filtrate is treated with active charcoal, and passed through a germ reduction filter (a so-called polish filter) to make the solution germ-poor. Ultrafiltration then takes place to concentrate the enzyme, after which glycerol is added (about 50 wt.%).
  • the solution thus obtained is again passed through a germ reduction filter (SEITZ Supra EKS filter pads) and then in line through a sterile filter (a membrane filter with a pore size of 0.22,um). Finally the solution is passed into a sterile container which is immediately sealed.
  • glycerol in another suitable embodiment about 20 wt.% of glycerol is added to the filtrate, after the autolysis, filtration, polish filtration and ultrafiltration as described above.
  • the solution obtained is then passed through a germ reduction filter and subsequently through a sterile filter.
  • the solution is then adjusted to the required concentration (about 1:1) with sterile glycerol and is packed under sterile conditions.
  • the invention further relates to a process for the preparation of milk or a milk product with a reduced lactose content (which also means a sweeter product) by adding a germ-free solution of a lactose-splitting enzyme, prepared by the process of the invention.
  • the sterile enzyme solution can be preserved in a sterile container before being used by the dairy processing industry.
  • Sterile containers in which liquids may be preserved have been described frequently in the literature.
  • a container is used which can be easily connected to the dosing pump into a milk production line, for instance as described in the previously mentioned article in the journal Voedingsmiddelentechnologie.
  • the connection of the container to the dosage pump must, of course, be carried out under germ-free circumstances.
  • the sterile filter between the sterile enzyme solution and the production line as described in the processes of the prior art can be omitted when a germ-free solution of enzyme obtained by a process according to the invention is employed. Precipitate which may occur because of degradation processes does not clog the dosage pump and is totally harmless in nature.
  • the enzyme concentration in the milk is so low that the amount of precipitate in the final product is insignificant.
  • a solution containing 50 wt.% glycerol was used in a test in a dairy plant. This solution was injected via a dosing device in a production line of previously sterilized milk and mixed in a mixer with the milk. Finally, the mixture was divided and packed under aseptic conditions in packages of 1 litre.
  • the sterility of the milk after 7 days storage at 30'C was 100%. More than 85% of the lactose was hydrolysed.

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EP84201779A 1983-12-02 1984-11-30 Verfahren zur Herstellung einer keimfreien Lösung eines Laktose spaltenden Enzyms und deren Verwendung Expired EP0145092B1 (de)

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WO2018130654A1 (en) * 2017-01-13 2018-07-19 Novozymes A/S Sterile filtered lactase preparation comprising salt with monovalent cation
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